The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-08-26
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ana sister nave been nOtlfed that they
are joint heirs to a fortune of $4,000, coo
left by Thomas Bean, who recently died at
Bonham, Tex.
AN Albany special to the New York
World says: The story published al
legng a contest between Colonel Dan
Lamont and ex-SecreJary Daniel Manning
for the control Of the Albany Argus, and
connecting the President with the affair." is
denied by Colonel Lamont
DIR. BRIDGE, the State Veterinary Sur
geon, recently visited Manor township,
near Lancaster, Pa, to investigate an al
legged case Of pleuro-pneumonia No traces
Of the disease were found, and the doctor
stated that there was not case in Penn
sylvania
THE corner stone of the Bennington CVt.)
battle monument was laid on tho 10th in the
presence of the Governors Of Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts and
large number of spectators.
JOHN j. REILLY, aged twenty-five, fore
man of the scratch shop of Rathboun, Sard
q Co.'s stove foundry, Albany, n. Y, dis
appeared one morning recently. Two days
after his body was found IN an oven for
baking ladies. It was presumed he went
IN there and lying down, fell asleep. Fire
was started and the door of the oven was
then locked. His presence not being no
tIced, he was baked for about forty hours.
"A DISEASE, said to be Texas fever has.
broken out among the cattle in the neigh
borhood OF Oswego, N ".
Four persons were killed by the Newport
express train, which struck a carriage at
Five Mile River, Conn, on the night of the
l0th.
Four persons were killed by the Newport
express train, which struck carriage at
Five Mile River, Conn, on the night of the
10th.
TEN large ice houses owned by Colonel c.
j.. Barrett, OF Cleveland, o., at ChautauQua
lake, N. Y, and six freight cars were de-
stroyed by fire recently, causing So 900
loss.
THE Standard Oil Company recently
asked United States Marshal Stafford of
New York, for protection to their new
Town Creek property, asserting that their
striking employees threatened to obstruCt
the passage Of boats on the creek The re-
quest was refused.
THE Pennsylvania Republican convention
met at arrisburg on the 18th. Captain
William b. Hart was nominated for State
Treasurer; Henry w. Williams, Supreme
Judge. The platform indorsed James G.
Blame for the Presidency.
THE Thistle arrived at New York on the
10th and is being prepared for the race with
the Volunteer for the Americas cup.
AT the Pacific Mail directors meeting at
New York on the 18th the executive com
mittee was ordered TO take steps to reduce
the capital stock one-haf and if this is
done the payment of dividends will be re-
sumed at once.
Tue Universal Peace Union at New Lon
don, Conn, recently passed resolutions
looking to the establishment of arbitration
instead Of war, favoring general disarma-
ment and the substitution OF international
courts for military systems; favoring
woman suffrage, prohibition, justice for
ireland and conciliatory policy with the In
nInng and nnnornrfnur aI
GUZMAN BLANCo, President of Venezuela
was in New York recently. He complained
OF British seizures OF territory Of Venezue-
la, and said the object of the British was to
obtain possession of the mouth of the Orino-
co. He wanted the United States to inter
fere.
THE falling of an elevator in G. Lidein-
berg a. Co.'S building, on Mercer street,
New York, recently, resulted in the death
OF one woman, fatally injury OF man,
and slight injury to about dozen girls.
The elevator boy was unable 70 work the
catches and the elevator, which was heav-
lily loaded with work people, was precipI-
tated TO the bottom.
PROF. FOWLER, the phrenolOgist and lee
turer, died at Sharon, Conn, on the 18th,
of spinal trouble.
MALCOLM Ford was reported dangerously
in at the Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn. His constitution was ruined by
excessive training while champion all
round athlete. Three surgical operations
were performed without avail and his case
was considered hopeless.
Two passenger engines rau away within
the yards Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company at Philadelphia the other night,
and the engineers, named Morris Thompson
and Joseph Kelly, received what was
thought TO be fatal injuries. Tho locomo-
tives were totally destroyed.
PROF. MEYRowIrzE, A. NJ. Pm. D., one Of
the most learned Hebrew scolars and bib
biological students in this country, died at
New York on the 18th in his seventy
seventh year, Prof. Meyrowitze was born
in wilma, Poland, August 1910. His par
ents were Jews and he was educated for
the rabbinical chair.
THE schooner Lizzie Wilson, from Balti-
more TO Boston, was sunk recently OF
Barnegat, n. J., by a collision with the
steamship Atlas. The wife and daughter
Of the captain and two sailors were
drowned.
PRoF. SPENCER F. BAIRD, OF the Fish
Commission, died 1t Woods Hon, Mass, on
tho 18th.
THE United Labor party in convention at
Syracuse, N. Y, on the 10th, nominated the
following ticket. Secretary OF State, Henry
George, of New y Norlzs Comptroller. Victor
A. Walker, OF Kings; State Treasurer B.
a. Cummings, Of Montgomery; Attorney
General, Dennis g Eeelery, OF Monroe ;
State Engineer and Surveyor, Sylvanus A.
Sweet, OF BroOme.
Hon. GEOReE NJ. STEVENS has resigned
the ONCE OF deputy United States attorney
for the District Of MASSACHUSETTS on ac-
count Of poor health,